Auto-generated description: A dark, minimalist album cover features a red and white stripe alongside the name Aja and the band Steely Dan in the top right corner.

Aja
Steely Dan
1976

There comes a time in every middle-aged, music loving, dad’s life where he has to admit, even if begrudgingly, that Steely Dan made some pretty great music. Their new affection might stop at one or two tracks but, if they are like me, they will find this entire album to be a tight seven-track masterpiece. Each track is pop enough to keep them accessible but jazz enough to reward deeper listenings.

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